New Piedmont Bus Lines: 12, 29, and 33
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AC Transit Bus Lines #12 and #33 operate in Piedmont and Bus Line #29 stops near Piedmont.
Line #12 has 4 stops in Piedmont northbound:
- Grand Avenue at Fairview Avenue
- Linda Avenue at Grand Avenue
- Linda Avenue at Lake Avenue
- Linda Avenue at Rose Avenue
Line #12 has 3 stops in Piedmont southbound:
- Grand Avenue at Sunnyside Avenue
- Linda Avenue at Grand Avenue.
- Linda Avenue at Lake Avenue
Line #12 terminates in West Berkeley on 4th Street (instead of downtown Berkeley) and on Harrison Street at the Jack London Square Amtrak Station in Oakland, with stops at three BART stations: Ashby in Berkeley, 12th Street and 19th Street in Oakland.
The Line #12 stops on Broadway in downtown Oakland changed: going toward Berkeley it now stops at 9th Street instead of 10th Street. Toward Jack London Square it stops at 13th Street and the south side of 12th Street instead of at the north side of 12th Street. Through Friday, April 21, the Line #12 bus will not stop at 22nd Street on Broadway in downtown Oakland.
Line #12 operates every 20 minutes from about 6:20 am to 6:45 pm on weekdays, then every half hour until about 11:30 pm and every half hour on weekends.
Map and schedules for bus Line #12 can be read here.
Line #29 replaced lines #26 and 31, serving Hollis Street in Emeryville, operating from Emeryville Public Market, West Oakland BART, 12th Street BART to Lakeshore Avenue at Wala Vista Avenue in Oakland, which is only a few blocks from Piedmont. On weekdays the last bus returns to Wala Vista Avenue at 9:47 pm and on weekends at 10:20 pm. The first Line #29 bus leaves Wala Vista Avenue at 6 am and operates every 20 to 30 minutes daily.
Map and schedules for bus Line #29 can be read here.
Line #33 has 25 stops in Piedmont on its large horseshoe shaped route with stops at 12th Street and 19th Street BART stations in downtown Oakland. There are stops on or at Crocker Avenue, Estates Drive, Hampton Road, Lexford Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Saint James Drive, Seaview Avenue, Sheridan Avenue, Sierra Avenue, and Inverleith Terrace only until evenings on weekdays with no service during a two hour lunch break. The first Line #33 bus departs Highland Way at 5:51 am and the last at 10:29 pm operating every 15 minutes until 7 pm when it switches to half hour intervals. There are also two half hour intervals in the morning. The last night time trip ends on at St James Dr on Park Blvd at 10:48 pm on weekdays and on Highland Way in Piedmont at 11:53 pm on weekdays and Saturdays. On Sundays and holidays the last night time trip ends on Highland Way an hour earlier and the last trip reaches Saint James a half hour earlier.
Go to NextBus.com for a GPS-tracking of bus arrivals. Find the AC transit page then scroll to the bus line.